A Better Tomorrow

A Better Tomorrow (2010)

  • 93% of critics liked it
    (14 reviews)

  • 86% of users liked it
    (18,034 ratings)

John Woo established himself as one of Hong Kong's premiere action directors with this ultra-hip, ultra-violent action classic. The film centers around the complex relationship between two brothers: Sung Tse-kit (Leslie Cheung) is a recent graduate of the police academy while Tse-ho (Ti Lung) runs a… More

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R, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By
John Woo, Hae-sung Song
Written By
Hing-Ka Chan, Suk-Wah Leung
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Oct 14, 2010 Limited
On DVD
Nov 8, 2011
CJ Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

    Woo took the old-time story of two brothers, one a cop and another a counterfeiter, and raised the stakes on it.

  • Jeffrey M. Anderson, San Francisco Examiner

    More melodramatic and operatic than any of Woo's subsequent films.

  • Ryan Cracknell, Apollo Guide

    While it doesn't rely on style quite as much as [Woo's] later films, it has a complex plot, hundreds of flying bullets and buckets of flowing blood.

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    Action!

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Tsubaki S


    Who could had imagine, way back in the 80's, that this would be the beginning of the revolution of the action genre as we know it these days. Sure, peckinpah was already doing slow mo shootouts before this, but Woo just took it to a whole different level. The film hasn't… More

  • Al S


    An unstoppably explosive and magnificent action classic.A masterpiece of bullet-riddled carnage and mayhem that truly rocks from start to finish. An exhilarating action-packed thriller that's intensely powerful and emotionally enduring. A breathtaking and unforgettable movie.

  • Khris N


    Classic! One of John Woo and Tsui Hark's earliest hits, this was when gun fu was becoming what it is. Though it wasn't perfected yet, this was an operatic drama of brotherhood, family, blood and crime, one of premier gangster films. The story revolved around two borthers,… More

  • Stella D


    so...it's dated, melodramatic, cheesy soundtrack, over the top action... somehow it all comes together to make a really entertaining film. just go with it. chow yun-fat steals every scene

  • Lenny M


    Cool Movie but the soundtrack is a hinder to the scenes, not because it was in Chinese, but the strings sound 1930's esque, plus a lot of filler scenes.

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